
Orange Ground-Thrush
Evergreen forests. Rich orange throat and breast. Bold white wing bar.

Evergreen forests. Rich orange throat and breast. Bold white wing bar.

Montane forests and gardens. Dark, olive-brown above; throat speckled black on white; underparts orange (highveld race with brown breast); vent white or dusky; bill and legs orange-yellow.

Rocky koppies, dry gullies. Whitish cap; white vent and shoulders; rest black


Woodland. Pale grey above to throat; upper breast rufous; belly whitish.

Broad-leaved woodland. Dark grey-brown above; eyebrows and throat white with black moustachial streaks; upper breast greyish; flanks washed orange; belly white; eye-rings, bill and legs orange

Karoo veld. Dark brown above and only slightly paler below; white eyebrows, moustachial streaks and throat; tail-tips white; vent white spotted black.

Highveld and scrubland. Dark grey-brown except for orange underbelly, orange-yellow legs and bill.

Thornveld. Predominantly rufous above, including rump and tail coverts; whitish below.

Karoo scrub. Eastern race grey. Namibian race has pale brown upperparts, pale brown breast, white belly and vent; pale brown rump and white outer tail feathers.
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